Naruto and Shadow

“It’s a story from several years ago……”

Just as Hino Hikaru opened his mouth, he saw that Obito and Nohara Rin had stopped talking, and both of them looked straight over.

“Do you also want to hear stories?”

“Is it a story that is inconvenient to tell us?”

Nohara Lin was considerate and planned to leave the tent.

“No, just listen to it if you want. It’s just a very common story that happened in Konoha Village.”

“Um!”

After receiving Hino Hikaru’s affirmative reply, Nohara Lin sat back down happily, and her delicate eyes began to stare unblinkingly at Hino Hikaru, who was about to tell a story.

“The story of Konoha Village?”

Obito also became interested.

At times like this, it seems that only a good story can make people forget the pain in front of them.

“Yes, that was several years ago, at that time……”

Hino Hikaru talked about a past incident

——

That was probably about five years ago.

Hino Hikaru remembered that at that time, there was”widespread rumors” in the village that the team led by Hatake Sakumo failed in their mission, causing the fire country daimyo to be furious.

“finally coming?”

When he was still in the ninja school at that time, he heard the adults and children in the village accusing Hatake Sakumo, and he already had a premonition in his heart.

Hino Hikaru remembered that day when Ichiraku Ramen had just arrived in Konoha and opened its doors. days

“Do you want to intervene? No, I don’t seem to have the ability to intervene. The rhythm and direction of the village have already been brought up. At this time, the problem cannot be solved by just one or two people. The key is……”

As the current Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen is willing.

Or maybe it was him, the Hokage, who led the public opinion in the village to this point?

Hino Hikaru thought this in his mind, while turning on the invisibility as usual and wandering around the village.

He likes this situation where he can see others but others can’t see him.

And this can be regarded as the only way he can pass the boring time since he traveled to this world.

However, unlike wandering on the street in the past, this time he chose to take a detour to the Hatake Clan’s residence.

But today’s Hatake family seems to be no different from before.

Kakashi was attracted by the traveling merchants in the town to participate in some ninjutsu competition, while his father Hatake Sakumo was washing and cooking at home waiting for his son to come back.

——

“ah! I remembered, this guy Kakashi won first place again at that time!”

Before Hikaru Hino finished telling his story, Obito on the bed started yelling.

He looked very resentful.

It seemed that not only Kakashi was there at the time, but Nohara Rin should also be there.

“”Hmm, then Kakashi led us to kick the can, and we won every time, and then let Obito be the ghost every time~”

Nohara Lin also remembered interesting things from her childhood.

She also didn’t forget, at that time Kakashi, what he talks about most is never about ninja rules, but about protecting all his companions.

He is just a gentle and handsome child king.

“Yes, that Kakashi guy has been targeting me from the beginning, it’s so abominable!”

Obito quickly complained to Nohara Rin, but it only made Nohara Rin burst into laughter.

“Um.”

But as the person involved, Kakashi just nodded casually, because he already knew what Hino Hikaru was going to tell the story.

Because that night.

Just as he followed his father’s instructions and talked with the people in the village. The other children had established a good relationship and had a happy time at the same time – the sun was setting, but the clothes at home were still hanging outside, and the food in the house was still steaming.

He happily pushed away father’s door

“I thought nothing would happen that day, but that day when I finished wandering around and planned to go back to my home……”

Of course, Hino Hikaru concealed his worries in his narrative and did not mention his visit to Hatake’s house.

“I saw Danzo”

“Danzo?”

Kakashi’s gray eyes suddenly woke up.

He was immersed in beautiful and sad memories. He raised his face in surprise and looked at Hino Hikari who was still telling the story.

“My…thing…is related to him?”

“You can choose to listen to the following story or not, and you can choose to believe it or not.”

Hino Hikaru did not directly answer Kakashi’s question, but continued to talk.

——

The house Hino Hikaru lived in at that time was still a property left by his parents in this life.

It is a house with a yard. The space is just right for a family of three, and it is neither crowded nor empty.

Hino Hikaru is very satisfied with this house, and is even a little grateful to his parents, whom he has barely met in his life.

But this is not important. What is important is that the person living next door to this house happens to be the teammate Hatake Sakumo who wants to rescue even if the mission fails.

There was nothing surprising about seeing Danzo at first, but when he saw Danzo entering the room next door, Hino Hikaru couldn’t help but get curious.

So he also sneaked into the corner next door

“The daimyo is very dissatisfied with Konoha’s performance in this mission and even plans to reduce the funding for us. All this is because of White Fang and you.……”

Just as he lurked here, Hino Hikaru heard Danzo’s dull, slightly old-fashioned voice.

“I’m sorry, Danzo-sama, I don’t want this ending either. I’m willing to give my life, everything I have, for the village!”

The ninja who was talking to Danzo seemed to have thought about committing suicide.

“But please leave my family and children alone, they know nothing……”

Oh, maybe Danzo has sent his men to control the other party’s family at this time.

“Don’t be so anxious. The main responsibility for this matter lies with White Fang, not you. You just need to go over and have a good talk with White Fang now and make him confess his guilt. I guarantee that you and your family can be the same as before. Live happily in the village”

“I……”

The ninja hesitated.

But finally a woman’s scream came from the room, and the ninja no longer hesitated.

——

“After listening to this, I went back to my home to sleep.”

“sleep? How can you sleep���! ? It’s obvious that old guy Danzo wants to kill Kakashi’s father, you should stop his plot!”

Hearing this, Obito propped up his neck on the bed excitedly.

Only then did he understand who the story Hino Hikaru told was related to.

“The ANBU he brought noticed my movements, but mistook me for a small animal wandering around the yard and let me go.”

It was also at that time that Hino Hikaru realized that his invisibility ability was not that great.

“After that, Kakashi’s father… died, right?”

Nohara Rin couldn’t bear to add an end to the story told by Hino Hikaru.

“Um.”

Hino Hikaru nodded.

“Kakashi, where are you going?”

“I go out and be quiet.”

Regardless of whether Hino Hikaru’s story is true or false, Kakashi’s current mood is no longer suitable for calmness.

“My story isn’t finished yet.”

Hino Hikaru pulled Kakashi’s shoulder

“Not…finished yet?”

Although he knows that Kakashi’s father is dead, in this story, Obito still hopes that someone can save Kakashi’s father.

“Yes, the next day after that, news of Konoha White Fang’s death came to the village. Then the Third Hokage ordered that Konoha White Fang was the hero of the village and no longer allowed people in the village to discuss White Fang. Also , because the Daimyo of the Land of Fire really reduced the funding for Konoha, and the house my parents left me was also taken back.”

Hino Hikaru suddenly smiled when he mentioned the house.

But no one else in the tent could laugh.

“Okay, the story ends here”

“Yeah.”

Kakashi’s eyes fell deeper into darkness.

But this time he was not in a hurry to leave the tent.

“Kakashi, do you believe Hino’s story? Although what Danzo has always done is not very good, I heard that he has a lot of contribution to the village’s current stability, so he shouldn’t do such… things, right?”

Obito doesn’t want to believe that there is so much darkness in the village.

“But everyone in the village knew that Danzo wanted to be Hokage, and at that time… Kakashi’s father was the most popular candidate.”

Nohara Rin completely believed Hikaru’s story.

As a civilian ninja, she already knew the darkness hidden in the village.

“There is no need to argue. Before my father committed suicide that day, the last people who came to my house were Danzo and that person. Hino was absolutely right.”

After getting excited, Kakashi seemed extremely calm again.

“However, let’s not talk about my father for now. I just want to know why the village talked about you in the same way after forcing my father to death, Hino.”

One chooses to protect his companions and give up the mission, and the other chooses the mission and lets his companions die every time.

How can the two extremely different things make the public opinion in the village so unified?

“It’s very simple, because most people are like weeds in the wind. The grass will fall wherever the wind blows. The key is not the will of the grass, but the wind.”

“wind��”

“That is, the people who set the rules and hold the power, coupled with the jealousy of most people – why can he be so powerful when everyone is the same ninja? He must have done something bad that no one knows about! With just a little guidance, the ‘wind’ will blow, do you understand?”

“I don’t quite understand, but you’re talking about Danzo and…the Third Hokage?”

“I’m not talking about the Third Hokage, I’m just a storyteller. Maybe I’m trying to blow up your scarecrow with the wind now.”

It’s too scary, this Kakashi…

Did Hino Hikaru mention the Third Hokage?

He is a good young man from Konoha, an upright ninja who devotes himself to the village and the Hokage. How could he be thinking about the Hokage?”

If in his previous life, he would have met a straightforward”group friend” like Kakashi, Hino Hikaru would have already left the group and abandoned the relationship.

“However, life is like this. Where there is light, there is darkness. What we have to do is to recognize the truth of life and still love our own life. Don’t imitate other people’s irresponsible darkening and make a lot of irreparable mistakes. Doing wrong things harms others and yourself.”

Hino Hikaru said this last sentence while looking at Obito’s eyes.

But Obito didn’t have any trouble because of this sentence, but he was still wondering in his mind at a loss whether Danzo was really… The culprit responsible for the death of Kakashi’s father

——

After telling the story, Hino opened the curtain and walked out of the tent before anyone could express their thoughts.

The sky outside is very blue. If there had been no war, today would have been a very comfortable day.

“what should I do?”

However, before Hino Hikari could admire the blue sky and white clouds for a long time, Kakashi also walked out of the tent.

“What to do? Don’t you be afraid that I’m also blowing the wind?’？”

“Rather than being manipulated by Danzo and the others as scarecrows, it would be better to be manipulated by you, right?”

Kakashi said that he is not straight-minded, but really smart.

“Haha, don’t say these weird things. It’s about being manipulated or not. We all just want to live for ourselves and the people we love.”

Hino Hikaru chuckled a few times, and then quickly changed the subject.

“Konoha is our home, we won’t do anything illegal”

“So how can we not break the law?”